P-I archives: ‘”Westlake Boulevard Regrade’ in 1910

Today from the seattlepi.com archives, we have early scenes from the Westlake area of South Lake Union.

On Sunday, Sept. 4, 1910, the Post-Intelligencer ran two photos under the headline “Westlake Boulevard Regrade: Building a Commercial Street Along the West Shore of Lake Union.”

The page doesn’t appear to have any other mention of the regrade other than the photos and short captions describing the obvious work. The photos are under a storye about the White River Power Plant, which was completed the following year in Buckley.

Click here to see a larger version of the photo above and here to see a larger version of the Westlake photo below.

It’s not clear exactly where the photos were taken. If you have ideas, please leave them in the comments.

The Seattle Municipal Archives photo collection also has excellent photos of the area here.